Cotton picker



A. E. BROWN COTTON PICKER April 12,1927.

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COTTON PICKER l Filed Sebi. 24. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet2 Eiga Patented Apr.12, 1927.

ARCI-IIE EDWARDS BROWN, OF EL PASO, TEXAS.

COTTON PICKER.

Application filed September My invention relates to an improvement incotton pickers.

It further consists in exhaust mechanism in connection with asuction-pipe, and light and flexible hose terminating in a pouched gloveadapted to be worn on the hand of the operator, whereby to withdraw andcatch the cotton as fast as it is removed from the boll by the operator.

The object is to provide increased facility in the operation of cottonpicking, and to 'this end it utilizes the action of the human hands incombination with suitable mechanical means to carry out successfully theoperation. This invention consists in means attachable to the hands andarms of the oprator. and used in coordination with a suction oi' exhaustmechanism for drawing the cotton into a suitable receptacle as fast asit is picked by the operator from the bolls.

further object of my invention is to so arrange the vehicle that thehorse attached thereto is in the rear of the machine, it being obviousthat the horse may be hitched so as to push, or pull the vehicle.

in the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device,

Fig. 2 is a detail top plan view of the outer ends of the shafts,

TTig. 5 is a detail view of the roll-er,

el is an enlarged detail of the glove pplied to the hand,

5 is a front view of the glove.

n Ythe preferred construction the vehicle preferably consists of frame Aof steel Vubing so constructed that the shafts 1 extend krearwardly ofthe machine as illustrated in Fig. 1. rlhis frame is suitably supportedon a drum 2 which as illustrated inFigs. 1 and B, has a concave bodyportion terminating in two flanged ends l-fl serving as wheels. rThedrum is journaled on an axle 5, the outer ends of which are supported insuit-able flanges 6 6 of the main frame The main frame A terminatesforwardly of' the wheeled support, 4in a platform l', into a fender 8. Asea-t 9 is located upon said platform 7. y Y

The outer ends of the shafts 1 receive a removable cross bar 10 andpivoted centrally of this bar is a whiffletree 11.

Extending upwardly from the main frame is a truss frame B, and supportedat the top of this frame is an exhaust fan 12 which is propelled by amotor 13 supported Serial No. 739,453.

upon the main frame at the rear of the ro` tary support, by means of achain connection 14. As an auxiliary means for driving the fan 12, Ipreferably arrange a sprocket wheel 15 on the rotary support 2 which isaligned with a sprocket w ieel 1G secured to the shaft 17 of the suctionfan -12.

Extending forwardly from the suction fan 12 is a suction pipe 18 to theouter end of which is attached a pair of flexible suction hose 19-19. Tothe outer end of each of these hose is attached a specially constructedpouch 20, which preferably consists in a more or less flexible tubularmember flaring outwardly at its lower end and cut away as at 21, whichas illustrated in Fig. 4 is adapted to be received in the palm of thehand with the opening 21 toward the palm of the hand, being held inplace by a set of finger slips 22-22 and by a strap 23 which is adaptedto pass around the wrists. By this arrangement the hand cooperates withthe member 2O in forming a suction nozzle for collecting the cottondrawn in by the suction fan 12.

Thev suction fan 12 leads to a removable bag 24 which is located at therear of the machine and suspended on a hook 25.

The lines 26 lead forwardly from the draft animal. and pass over hooks27--27 within reach of the operator.

From the foregoing, the operation is probably clear, but, to repeat, themachine is driven slowly alongside the row of cotton, the suction fanbeing kept in operation, the operator picking the cotton with his handsjust as he would in the old-fashioned way, the suction coming to his aidto remove the cotton and deposit it in the bag or receptacle just as itis picked from the cotton boll. It is obvious that additional lengthhose may be added to the fan to admit of two or more men walking inadjoining rows to gather the cotton. As stated, the machine may beoperated by the horse alone, by gearing the drive wheel to the fan, orthe horse may be dispensed with entirely and the engine geared to thedrive wheel and fan.

I claim:

1. A suction nozzle for cotton-pickers comprising aY tubular flexiblecasing, said casing having a cut-out portion at the forward endpermitting the palm of the operators hand to form one side of thenozzle, and straps secured to the open end of the casing in position toreceive the operators,

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fingers, and an additional Strap around the wrist of the operator forsecuring the flexible casing in position to be actuated and Controlledby the operator.

2. The combination of a frame of a Vehicle, a wlieel arranged centrallyof the franie upon which the latter is mounted7 shafte extendingrearwardly of tlie frame, a seat extending` forwardly7 of the frame, alteering-wlieel arranged forwardly of the seat? a receptacle lield inthe Vehicle at tlie rear portion thereof, a suction fan arranged abovethe supporting wheel, means for driving` tlie fain a suction pipe andtwo flexible hose depending' from the suction pipe and terminating`adjacent the operators seat.

8. The combination of a frame of' a Veliicle7 a wlieel arrangedCentrally of the frame upon which the latter is mounted, driving-shaftsextending rearwardly of the frame, a eross-bar secured to the outer endof said shaft, a Whittle-tree secured to the cross-bar, a Seatextending` forwardly of the frame, steering-wheel arranged forwardly ofthe seat, a receptacle lield in the vehicle in the rear portion thereof,a suction fan arranged above the supporting-wheel, means for driving thefan7 a suction pipe, and two flexible liose depending from the suctionpipe and terminating; adjacent the operators seat.

ln testimony whereof l affix iny signature.

ARCI-HE EDWARDS BRO'WN.

